England have invested an awful lot of faith in these four bowlers when you consider that the only two Tests that have been played on this ground were both high-scoring draws, against South Africa and Sri Lanka.

Because last year's high-scoring offense is now missing WR Laveranues Coles, has two Pro Bowl backs — Thomas Jones and Leon Washington — unhappy with their contracts and will have an unproven quarterback whether Sanchez or Kellen Clemens starts.

Because only 73 of Division I's 345 teams are in the six major conferences, the small schools are more likely to have a few freakish teams that play at an uncommonly fast, high-scoring pace — like Virginia Military Institute, where Reggie Williams led the nation in scoring in 2006-07 and 2007-08.